The benevolent banner., 1887-08-13

in which he tried to coax some ex-
confederates into the party. He
made another at Springfield, in which
he wanted to read them all out of the
party. LAS far rs ] am concerned"
said the speaker, Il am tired of the
negro being bone of contention be-
tween two parties, and this should
be read out of politics as an issue"
DR.. Rudd's resolution endorsing
the Blair bill was endorsed, as well
as one extending sympathy and
greeting to Ireland, as a people,
who, like the negro, have been
struggling and suffering under the
injustice of man to man.
DR.. Fitzbutler, of Louisville,
chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions, submitted the following re-
port, which was adopted:
"First-We deplore the conditions
that make this convention a neces-
sitv, and while it shall be our effort
to secure equal and common priv
ileges for all nationalities in point
of public instruction, and demand
ing, as We do indiscriminate rights
from common carriers and in places
of public accommodation and enter
tainment, We have no other reason
for the meeting of the colored press
association than the realization of the
privileges, pleasures and benefits
that should be common to the country
regardless of nationalities.
| Second-The colored press can
now comprehend ostracism and pref
udices existing against the colored
man in the dark shadow of American
slavery as well as sufferers therefrom,
and therefore none are so well quail
fed to make an appeal against these
evils as the colored man himself, and
at the same time his honest and
intelligent efforts will stand as wit
nesses of his native ability, emitting
him to rights of citizenship.
RESOLVED, That we denounce the
acts of the legislatures of Indiana,
Virginia, Tennessee, and other states
making the inter marriage of the
colored race with other nationalities
penal ofense, especially while
crimes committed against colored
women by white men are overlooked
as an unfortunate condition over
which law and public sentiment have
no control.
RESOLVED, That the act recently
passed by the Georgia legislature
making it a felony, punishable by
fine and Imprisonment, for any
person to teach a colored child in
white school, or vice versa, is the
work of unreasonable and
unprincipled men, who are disgrace
to the positions they hold and to our
common country. Such legislation
is destructive to the nations strength
in rebellion or in case of war with
foreign nations.
RESOLVED, That while organization
is the way to utilize strength, We
deem it lmpracticable to attempt
national organization of colored
people to work politically, but
rather favor the commencement of
local organization adapted to the
peculiar circumstances of places and
people.
RESOLVED, That we recommend
the establishment of a national
bureau of information to ascertain
the extent AMI nature of lawlessness
and mob violence against colored
men and adopt means for the
betterment of the present unfortunate
state ofaffairs.
The following officers were elected:
President, j. Simmons, Of the
Louisville American Baptist; vice
president, j. II. Patton. Of the
Nashville Free Lance; secretary, Rev.
George F. Bragg, of the Norfolk, Va,
American; treasurer, Alexander
Clark. of the Baltimore Common
wealth: Historian, W. c. Chase.
The association adjourned after q
banquet 10 meet in Nashville in
August next year.-Ex-